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members of the white house weighed in on this, but jay carney taking questions at the top of the white house briefing. >> on the issue of contraceptives, speaker boehner is wanting to deny it through the rule, and i'm kind of curious about your reaction to that, and if it were to happen, is that the kind of omeasure that the president would veto, or does he feel that strongly? >> well, that is a lot of speculation embedded in that question. i won't go there. on this issue from the very beginning we have concerns as we work to implement the law, and as i said yesterday on january 20th when this decision was announced secretary sebelius said quote we will continue to work closely with religious groups in this transitional periods to discuss their concern s. i would note that 28 states have similar contraception coverage requirements and eight of the states as i have mentioned before do not even the exemption that this provision requires for churches and house of worship. we want to work with all of the organizations to implement the policy that is as sensitive to their concerns as possib
members of the white house weighed in on this, but jay carney taking questions at the top of the white house briefing. >> on the issue of contraceptives, speaker boehner is wanting to deny it through the rule, and i'm kind of curious about your reaction to that, and if it were to happen, is that the kind of omeasure that the president would veto, or does he feel that strongly? >> well, that is a lot of speculation embedded in that question. i won't go there. on this issue from the...
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jay carney in a later clip you didn't play, to rank the priorities. is this a top priority? biel not try to rank those priorities. the fact is we've seen the president go full-court press on stimulus, obamacare, now tax hikes. they have to sort of draw some lines in the sand and pick their spots and it appears this is not something that is truth be told at the very top of their list. megyn: some in the wake of the tragedy we saw on friday and not just that one but the ones we've seen in recent weeks, have decided to take aim at folks on the right who do not support a renewed assault weapons ban. who believe in more robust second amendment gun rights. and take issue with their position. you know saying somehow they had a hand in this. somehow they should feel responsible for what happened. >> yeah. megyn: but the president appears to be on the same page in terms of actions with those very people. he ran for office he said he was going to support, he was going to press for an assault weapons ban. you saw jake tapper trying to get at, well, what specifically has he done? name o
jay carney in a later clip you didn't play, to rank the priorities. is this a top priority? biel not try to rank those priorities. the fact is we've seen the president go full-court press on stimulus, obamacare, now tax hikes. they have to sort of draw some lines in the sand and pick their spots and it appears this is not something that is truth be told at the very top of their list. megyn: some in the wake of the tragedy we saw on friday and not just that one but the ones we've seen in recent...
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here's more on how aural of this came about today with jay carney giving a readout following the session that took place at the noon hour the a the white house. >> talk about the atmospherics of today's meeting. and also, did speaker boehner's comments yesterday about the debt ceiling change the tone or the meeting? >> well, the president had lunch with the leaders alone. i was not in there, no staff was in there. i spoke with the president afterwards. my sense is that the tone was congenial, the discussion was productive, the sandwiches were delicious and that while the topic was raised and discussed, there was no other issue associated with -- or no problem associated with speaker boehner's ares yesterday. >> what portion of the meeting was taken up by that. >> i think my readout of the meeting and the percentage of sometime spent on the various topics is a fair representation of the percentages of the meeting and how they broke down. >> but the president did call the meeting to talk about his to-do list. >> they spent some time talking about that and the fact that -- and i think this
here's more on how aural of this came about today with jay carney giving a readout following the session that took place at the noon hour the a the white house. >> talk about the atmospherics of today's meeting. and also, did speaker boehner's comments yesterday about the debt ceiling change the tone or the meeting? >> well, the president had lunch with the leaders alone. i was not in there, no staff was in there. i spoke with the president afterwards. my sense is that the tone was...
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but i pressed jay carney. i said will spending cuts be included? and here is what he said. >> can you hold up that budget, look in the camera and say to your fellow democrats on capitol hill, vote for and include some of these spending cuts in this deal to avoid the fiscal cliff? because that's not what they are doing. should they include those? >> yes. and i know that democrats accept that there -- this has to be a balanced package that includes revenues and cuts and spending cuts. >> reporter: so news the white house is saying different from yesterday that spending cuts should be part of these fiscal cliff talks. where it may break down on the part about whether the president will push democrats on capitol hill to go along. it was tuesday that dick durbin said spending cuts, medicare cuts, ets, should not be part of these fiscal cliff cuts. we'll see whether durbin and others on the hill go along with what jay carney is saying. we'll see if that improves the possibility of a deal. megyn: we have 33 democratic lawmakers saying we are not touching
but i pressed jay carney. i said will spending cuts be included? and here is what he said. >> can you hold up that budget, look in the camera and say to your fellow democrats on capitol hill, vote for and include some of these spending cuts in this deal to avoid the fiscal cliff? because that's not what they are doing. should they include those? >> yes. and i know that democrats accept that there -- this has to be a balanced package that includes revenues and cuts and spending cuts....
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and follow up by jay carney, the white hou white house aide. >> speaker boehner said he would be happy to work with the president on a true energy policy. your read out there, pretty upbeat, too, and was there a specific agenda that came out of the agenda that the american people can say that will likely be done? >> well, i don't want a specific piece of legislation or itemize the topics. as we talked about yesterday, i said and we put out a statement from amy brunledge, that the republicans put out the jobs act and elements within it that overlap considerably with the president's prior tis and in fact echo the very things that the president brought up first in his speech in september when he put forward his american jobs act. he repeated those very same areas in terms of the small business and assistance to small business in the state of the union address and again last week when he signed the payroll tax extension. so, certainly, there is reason to hope that if congress can focus on resolving some differences that we could get some progress in that arena or that area. and as for ener
and follow up by jay carney, the white hou white house aide. >> speaker boehner said he would be happy to work with the president on a true energy policy. your read out there, pretty upbeat, too, and was there a specific agenda that came out of the agenda that the american people can say that will likely be done? >> well, i don't want a specific piece of legislation or itemize the topics. as we talked about yesterday, i said and we put out a statement from amy brunledge, that the...
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. >> the comments of jay carney earlier today. the headline from the washington times, sparks fly at a white house meeting. joining us live on the phone is susan crabtree who posted the story a short while ago. thank you for being with us. >> thanks for having me. >> we have the he said she said statements from the speaker of the house, john boehner, reaction from nancy pelosi saying the speaker's characterization of the meeting wasn't quite right. as you indicated and others indicated some rather tense words, if you want to say tense, between the president and the speaker on the debt limit vote. what have you been able to glean from the session? because nobody spoke on the record after the session. >> it seemed like the white house portrayed it in a friendly light when jay carney came out for comments saying it was a friendly meeting and he was emphasizing his to do lists and goals he was trying to get accomplished or passed by the end of the year. but during the briefing you got a read out from boehner's office and it was saying
. >> the comments of jay carney earlier today. the headline from the washington times, sparks fly at a white house meeting. joining us live on the phone is susan crabtree who posted the story a short while ago. thank you for being with us. >> thanks for having me. >> we have the he said she said statements from the speaker of the house, john boehner, reaction from nancy pelosi saying the speaker's characterization of the meeting wasn't quite right. as you indicated and others...
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. >> that was house speaker john boehner and white house press secretary jay carney yesterday. both suggesting that last week's horrible school shooting may just help the two sides in washington find some common ground. good morning, i'm brian schactman, this is "way too early." we have a lot of news to talk b including a tough new report saying the state department failed to provide enough security security in bengahzi, first the latest on newtown, connecticut. this morning president obama is expected to announce that vice president joe biden will spearhead his administration's response to the newtown shooting. the president is not expected to go into detail on policy decisions, but yesterday the white house hinted at what new legislation might look like. >> he is actively supportive of, for example, senator feinstein's stated intent to revive a piece of legislation that would reinstate the assault weapons ban. he supports and would support legislation that addresses the problem of the so-called gun show loophole. and there are other elements of gun legislation that he could s
. >> that was house speaker john boehner and white house press secretary jay carney yesterday. both suggesting that last week's horrible school shooting may just help the two sides in washington find some common ground. good morning, i'm brian schactman, this is "way too early." we have a lot of news to talk b including a tough new report saying the state department failed to provide enough security security in bengahzi, first the latest on newtown, connecticut. this morning...
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it was the first issue that jay carney brought up at the daily briefing earlier today. >> before i take your questions, i wanted to start with a statement by the president. "last week, the senate passed a bipartisan transportation bill that will keep construction workers on the job and keep our economy growing. now the house of representatives needs to take bipartisan action so i can sign this into law. an economy built to last depends on a world class infrastructure system that allows us to transport goods as quickly as possible. that's why we need to continue to make investments that will create jobs by rebuilding and modernizing our roads, bridges, and railways. that's why my administration will continue to fight for the long-term investments needed to ensure that america continues to compete and succeed in a global economy." we commended the senate. we are calling on the house to pass bipartisan transportation legislation. the items in the bill will let congress figure out we commended the senate for acting in a bipartisan way on this important bill. the house, like the senate, shou
it was the first issue that jay carney brought up at the daily briefing earlier today. >> before i take your questions, i wanted to start with a statement by the president. "last week, the senate passed a bipartisan transportation bill that will keep construction workers on the job and keep our economy growing. now the house of representatives needs to take bipartisan action so i can sign this into law. an economy built to last depends on a world class infrastructure system that...
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at the daily briefing, jay carney at the top of the briefing making a direct reference to the speaker on gas and energy price. >> reporter: before i get started, i wanted to note as the president predicted last week when he came a speech at the university of miami, upon its return to washington, congress or at least some members in congress are politicized the issue of gas prices. speaker of the house apparently spoke with reporters this morning in which he suggested that the president wasn't in support of expanding domestic oil and gas production, which is categorically false and suggested that somehow, simply by drilling or approving the keystone pipeline that would lower gas prices, that's the kind of empty promise that politicians make when we face hiex in the global price of oil, that is really dishonest with the kind of promise that -- promises that are dishonest with the american people and as you now, the president has from the beginning supported an all the above approach to our energy challenges. that includes expanding domestic oil and gas production as you know, oil and ga
at the daily briefing, jay carney at the top of the briefing making a direct reference to the speaker on gas and energy price. >> reporter: before i get started, i wanted to note as the president predicted last week when he came a speech at the university of miami, upon its return to washington, congress or at least some members in congress are politicized the issue of gas prices. speaker of the house apparently spoke with reporters this morning in which he suggested that the president...
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jay carney is starting the daily briefing today. we'll perhaps get more insight on where the president stands and on the developing news with david petraeus. let's listen. >> welcome back to the white house briefing room. it's a pleasure to be back. we haven't done this too often of late since we've all been traveling. i want to thank all of you who traveled with us over the past several weeks and months. i know that it was sometimes grueling, i'm sure ever fascinating and certainly part of what is is a remarkable process. it was just a reminder of the greatness of the country in which we live. before i take your questions, let me give you this announcement. next thursday the president will travel to new york to review recovery efforts, meet with affected families and local officials, and thank brave first responders who have worked tirelessly to protect communities following hurricane sandy. more details about the trip will be announced when they're available. >> that's new york city or new york area? >> new york area. earlier toda
jay carney is starting the daily briefing today. we'll perhaps get more insight on where the president stands and on the developing news with david petraeus. let's listen. >> welcome back to the white house briefing room. it's a pleasure to be back. we haven't done this too often of late since we've all been traveling. i want to thank all of you who traveled with us over the past several weeks and months. i know that it was sometimes grueling, i'm sure ever fascinating and certainly part...
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jay carney laid it all out. let's take a look at what is in store for the second amendment in this country. >> he is actively supportive of, for example, senator feinstein's stated intent to revive a piece of legislation that would reinstate the assault weapons ban >> i think we all know that every income tax filer in america is going to pay a higher rate coming january 1stiwl unles congress acts. so i believe it's important that we protect as manypfl americanñ taxpayers as we can. and our plan b would protect the americanw3 taxpayers who make a million dollars06 or less and 6 all of their current ratesbsl extended. >> sean: that was speaker boehner talking about protecting the taxpayers with his plan b. now it's a modified plan b. is that what the plan really does? here to debate that juan williams, author of the great destroyer, and david limbaugh is with us. if you go back, this is how far we've come in a year. go back to when the republicans were debate -- trying to get the nomination. tax increases. all
jay carney laid it all out. let's take a look at what is in store for the second amendment in this country. >> he is actively supportive of, for example, senator feinstein's stated intent to revive a piece of legislation that would reinstate the assault weapons ban >> i think we all know that every income tax filer in america is going to pay a higher rate coming january 1stiwl unles congress acts. so i believe it's important that we protect as manypfl americanñ taxpayers as we...
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chris, alissa, according to the white house, according to jay carney, this is a multi-day exercise in futility. he said that -- he reiterated the president would veto it, but it won't even get out of the senate. >> they will not vote on the proposal in any way, shape, or form. this is an interesting gambit by john boehner, andrea, because i see a lot of down side. if this vote goes down, and i assume it won't, john boehner made a very public pledge yesterday that we will pass this and when we do, the president will have a decision to make. but if it goes down, it's a real judgment on sort of the divided republican house conference. if it passes, there's no path forward at least that we can currently see. as you point on the president obama and harry reid saying this is going nowhere. the argument, i talked to some boehner allies today -- the argument shows, look, it shows we're doing something. we're trying to get a plan that will get -- that can get through the u.s. house, but, again, we're getting closer and closer now 11 days away from the end of the year, and this is an exercise t
chris, alissa, according to the white house, according to jay carney, this is a multi-day exercise in futility. he said that -- he reiterated the president would veto it, but it won't even get out of the senate. >> they will not vote on the proposal in any way, shape, or form. this is an interesting gambit by john boehner, andrea, because i see a lot of down side. if this vote goes down, and i assume it won't, john boehner made a very public pledge yesterday that we will pass this and...
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and you saw during jay carney's press conference -- or jay carn carney's briefing rather, that the entire briefing was dominated by this topic. i think the president is probably expecting to get a number of questions on the topic of general petraeus tomorrow when he addresses correspondents. so i think this is not how the president wanted to start off his second term. obviously, he, lawmakers on capitol hill are really focused on the fiscal cliff, how to prevent it, what to do about it. the president trying to send a strong message of bipartisanship, saying to lawmakers we need to work together to get this resolved. we can't have another replay of what we saw during the summer of 2011 during the debt ceiling debate. this is not the type of press conference or the tone of the press conference certainly that the white house was hoping for. >> finally, kristin, if i may, it's also traditional for a re-elected president to refresh his cabinet. there's been speculation today that senator john kerry may be heading to the defense department. can you provide any clarity on this or indeed any othe
and you saw during jay carney's press conference -- or jay carn carney's briefing rather, that the entire briefing was dominated by this topic. i think the president is probably expecting to get a number of questions on the topic of general petraeus tomorrow when he addresses correspondents. so i think this is not how the president wanted to start off his second term. obviously, he, lawmakers on capitol hill are really focused on the fiscal cliff, how to prevent it, what to do about it. the...
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i think jay carney called it fairy dust. the idea that it tax rates nudge up a percent or two on the top 2%, you will bring the economy to its knees. the nonpartisan congressional budget office showed if the rates increased on the top 2% of households, gdp growth would be almost exactly the same next year. it doesn't have the growth effects and in the long term getting our budget on a sustainable path is positive for the economy. it's an orthodoxy that's wrong and polluted our fiscal politics for way too long. the president has the opportunity to do something about it and i'm glad he's holding fast. >> i want to put something to both of you, first with professor peterson, there is a broader context to this whole discussion because corporate profits have just reached a record for the third quarter of this year. yet at the same time the united states has the highest percentage of low wage earners of almost any developed nation. if you listen to boehner's proposal, it does nothing but harm the working poor. >> did you want -- >
i think jay carney called it fairy dust. the idea that it tax rates nudge up a percent or two on the top 2%, you will bring the economy to its knees. the nonpartisan congressional budget office showed if the rates increased on the top 2% of households, gdp growth would be almost exactly the same next year. it doesn't have the growth effects and in the long term getting our budget on a sustainable path is positive for the economy. it's an orthodoxy that's wrong and polluted our fiscal politics...
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jay carney being asked about syria. not preparing to cancel this helicopter contract with the same firm in russia is is providing choppers to syria which is killing its own civilians. >> -- in different forums, the united nations the friends of syria and elsewhere to isolate and pressure assad. we've taken new steps regularly with our partners to do that through sanctions and other means to help prop up or stand up the opposition, help it organize itself. provide it nonlethal assistance and humanitarian aid to the syrian people. we'll continue to do that. meanwhile the situation in syria is obviously terrible. assad's brutality is unacceptable. he will go down in history as a tyrant who will be loathed by generations of syrians who, who are the victims of his brutality. >> will the president be speaking with his russian counterparts about the attack helicopter issue ahead of the g20 or will that -- >> i would just say that this the, the issue of helicopters is part of a broader concern that we've expressed and we'll con
jay carney being asked about syria. not preparing to cancel this helicopter contract with the same firm in russia is is providing choppers to syria which is killing its own civilians. >> -- in different forums, the united nations the friends of syria and elsewhere to isolate and pressure assad. we've taken new steps regularly with our partners to do that through sanctions and other means to help prop up or stand up the opposition, help it organize itself. provide it nonlethal assistance...
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lou: press secretary jay carney doesn't understand what speaker boehner sid. jay carney said the president is open tideas as long as those ideas include a tax hike on the top 2% of the nations taxpayers. jay carney making it clear today thathe president will not budge on this position. >> the president will not sign any legislation that extends the bush era tax cuts for top earners in this country. this should not be news to anyone on capitol hill. it is certainly not news to anyone in america who was not in a coma during the campaign season. lou: senate majority leader kerry read with a much different take on his meeting with the treasury secretary. an almost gleeful harry reid told republicans to put specific revenues on the table, even as republicans continue to wait for the democtic party and specific spending cuts on the table. >> i had a nice meeting with secretary geithner this morning. i always enjoy meeting with him. democrats are all on the same page. republicans know where we stand. we have sete and said it so many times, and the president has said
lou: press secretary jay carney doesn't understand what speaker boehner sid. jay carney said the president is open tideas as long as those ideas include a tax hike on the top 2% of the nations taxpayers. jay carney making it clear today thathe president will not budge on this position. >> the president will not sign any legislation that extends the bush era tax cuts for top earners in this country. this should not be news to anyone on capitol hill. it is certainly not news to anyone in...
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the press secretary jay carney holding the briefing now. he'll face questions on whether president obama this is spending cuts should be part of that deal. he has previously said it was on the table. now he is saying this is all about tax hikes on the rich period. w-pd to thwhat happened to the spending cuts? we will have a live update from the white house a little later in the show. we will be monitoring this. another story developing in washington right now in a new round of senate meetings for u.n. susan rice. she is going back after yesterday, it didn't go so well, she is going back. she will answer questions about the white house response to the consulate attack in benge, libya on 9/11 of this year. many political observers think she is trying to win supporters for a possible nomination of secretary of state. she would have to be confirmed in the senate. senator bob corker earlier said miss rice's statements may prove she is too political. the meeting between susan collins, she expressed concerns too. she is not known as a republican f
the press secretary jay carney holding the briefing now. he'll face questions on whether president obama this is spending cuts should be part of that deal. he has previously said it was on the table. now he is saying this is all about tax hikes on the rich period. w-pd to thwhat happened to the spending cuts? we will have a live update from the white house a little later in the show. we will be monitoring this. another story developing in washington right now in a new round of senate meetings...
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jay carney, white house press secretary said earlier in the day this is not a time for politics or time to discuss some of these measures. i think there was such an outcry that because of who the victims were here, because they were elementary school children, that maybe now is the time and president obama himself spot lighted the meaningful action. i think that was a very telling word. by the way, let's not forget this is the second major shooting in a public place in less than a week. there was a shooting in a mall in suburban portland. that was yesterday -- yet another moment that passed. president obama ticked off the list of tragedies that happened since he's been president. he didn't mention tussin, when former congresswoman gabrielle was shot. >> and he said he wouldn't. >> or ft. hood or binging tom, new york or 400 murders that have taken place in chicago through the end of october. it's not like hasn't had the moment to actually start this conversation. now it looked like he took the first step towards doing so. >> what would the second step somebody where would the debate beg
jay carney, white house press secretary said earlier in the day this is not a time for politics or time to discuss some of these measures. i think there was such an outcry that because of who the victims were here, because they were elementary school children, that maybe now is the time and president obama himself spot lighted the meaningful action. i think that was a very telling word. by the way, let's not forget this is the second major shooting in a public place in less than a week. there...
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. >> jay carney says the answer is balance of spending cut and tax increases. paul ryan says it will send the country backwards. >> we'll lose the come pettive race. will lose economic growth. >> republicans blame uncertainty for tax rate holding back business and consumer spending but there was modestly good economic news. americans are seeing release in gasoline. shares of furniture and electronics in rose in april. >> neither the white house say it will not be where they'd like it to be by the time they go to polls. running on vision rather than achievement can be risky for incumbent. it leighs you open to the reagan question are you better now than you were four years ago? >> stocks were down again today. the dow lost 63. the s&p 500 was off eight. nasdaq dropped nine. the top republican on capitol hill is drawing a line in the sand on the tet ceiling. chief congressional correspondent mike emanuel reports on an opening shot of the war on the borrowing limit. >> boehner is ready for a fight. >> when the time comes i will again insist. principles are greater
. >> jay carney says the answer is balance of spending cut and tax increases. paul ryan says it will send the country backwards. >> we'll lose the come pettive race. will lose economic growth. >> republicans blame uncertainty for tax rate holding back business and consumer spending but there was modestly good economic news. americans are seeing release in gasoline. shares of furniture and electronics in rose in april. >> neither the white house say it will not be where...
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jay carney has called it an obsession. but i do believe that there are lots of republicans who don't want her to be the secretary of state. and whoever thought there would be a republican caucus to get john kerry -- gwen: well, if you're a member of the senate you're part of the club and that's probably what's going on. but i'm curious about the folks at the white house, mike, it seems to me the people at the white house are trying to decide if it's worth it. >> i don't often say this, because every time i think it i end up being wrong. but i think there's a visceral aspect of this. i think the president, when this came up in his first post-election press conference was genuinely upset. come after me, come after me, almost like a joe pesci moment there. gwen: right, right. and if it would have been anybody other than john mccain it wouldn't have been quite the same. >> which also may have pushed the presidential buttons as well. i think that there is a strong contingent among the upper echelon at the state department and a
jay carney has called it an obsession. but i do believe that there are lots of republicans who don't want her to be the secretary of state. and whoever thought there would be a republican caucus to get john kerry -- gwen: well, if you're a member of the senate you're part of the club and that's probably what's going on. but i'm curious about the folks at the white house, mike, it seems to me the people at the white house are trying to decide if it's worth it. >> i don't often say this,...
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joining us live this evening from the white house briefing room, white house press secretary jay carney. welcome. >> thank you for having me. >> bret: i know you heard mike's piece. speaker boehner went further, saying the white house made clear by labor day it was in full campaign mode. the president wants this to be a year one address. he is taking on the role of rip van winkle like he slept through the two years where democrats controlled both chambers. your reaction? >> my reaction is it's unfortunate that you have criticism of a speech that someone hasn't heard yet. he is wrong about it. the president worked hard resulted in great republican resistance in a deal finally not withstanding a lot of problems in the house of republican caucus and extension of the payroll tax cut for the american people for two months. extension that we fully expect congress to carry out through the end of the year when they get back to work here. the president will continue to build on themes he laid out in a speech in kansas, about how we need an economy here that is built to last. not on housing bubbl
joining us live this evening from the white house briefing room, white house press secretary jay carney. welcome. >> thank you for having me. >> bret: i know you heard mike's piece. speaker boehner went further, saying the white house made clear by labor day it was in full campaign mode. the president wants this to be a year one address. he is taking on the role of rip van winkle like he slept through the two years where democrats controlled both chambers. your reaction? >> my...
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jay carney gave a white house briefing saying i'm not going to reveal anything about the status of the talks in negotiation beyond the fact that they took place. the support trying to hammer republicans publicly. he's got the high side public opinion on this. traveled to michigan yesterday. john boehner went on the floor and said i need to see their spending cuts. that's what's going on in the public level. privately staff are working together and the fundamentals remain in place for a deal. don't know if it's before or after christmas or before new years or just after it, but i believe will happen. >> all the vacations are planned, right? >> we've reached one of the weirdest days because speaker boehner came out and said the president has not offered specific spending cuts and the president says we've offered spending cuts and it's gotten to this point of childish points and these guys are saying did not and these guys are saying did, too, and these guys again saying did not. i agree with john. they need to get really close then because then there's a sense of urgency and that's what
jay carney gave a white house briefing saying i'm not going to reveal anything about the status of the talks in negotiation beyond the fact that they took place. the support trying to hammer republicans publicly. he's got the high side public opinion on this. traveled to michigan yesterday. john boehner went on the floor and said i need to see their spending cuts. that's what's going on in the public level. privately staff are working together and the fundamentals remain in place for a deal....
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take a listen to what jay carney said. >> i'm trying to be incredibly opaque about the distinction. look. >> it's working. >> it's working. >> so at least he's man enough to admit he doesn't want to give us the answer to the question, and the question is what's going on in these negotiations, and maria, a little bit like a blind man with an elephant. know something is happening and can feel bit and pieces but no idea of what the total scope is other than talks continue and both sides are use the same talking point saying the lines of communications are open. >> what a day. let's break down how the markets reacted to all the fiscal cliff talk and jackie d'angelis with that angle. >> the trading day started with optimism that budget negotiations were on track and that the economy could avoid going over the so-called fiscal cliff. strength in tech stocks helped the markets early on in the session and apple saw soiled gains on reports of record sales at fox con and gave those back and markets paeced mid-morning. the house speaker john boehner made those comments and took the steam out o
take a listen to what jay carney said. >> i'm trying to be incredibly opaque about the distinction. look. >> it's working. >> it's working. >> so at least he's man enough to admit he doesn't want to give us the answer to the question, and the question is what's going on in these negotiations, and maria, a little bit like a blind man with an elephant. know something is happening and can feel bit and pieces but no idea of what the total scope is other than talks continue...
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. >> white house spokesman jay carney says he insisted that president obama's claim of executive privilege is not a coverup. >> i don't a way to characterize the documents in question here. >> even if carney's struck to explain the scope of the privilege claim in the "fast and furious" scandal. >> how many pages -- i >> don't have a page count for you. >> well, why not? >> i just don't. >> what carney did know is republicans should be more worried about the economy. >> congressional republicans are focused on this politically motivated taxpayer funded election year, fishing expedition. >> defiant attorney general eric holder agreed. all the way from denmark slammed house republicans for moving forward on contempt charges. >> to say that the action that the committee took yesterday was unwarranted, unnecessary, and unprecedented. >> republicans showed no signs of backing down. senator marco rubio, potential v.p. pick, urged holder to resign. john boehner stopped short of that saying it's not about personalities but vowed to push the full house to hold him in contempt. >> this is about getti
. >> white house spokesman jay carney says he insisted that president obama's claim of executive privilege is not a coverup. >> i don't a way to characterize the documents in question here. >> even if carney's struck to explain the scope of the privilege claim in the "fast and furious" scandal. >> how many pages -- i >> don't have a page count for you. >> well, why not? >> i just don't. >> what carney did know is republicans should be...
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>> stephanie: jay carney the president's press secretary. >> many americans are still understandably anxious about the economy that we have and about where it's going for them personally and where it is going nationally. >> stephanie: you wouldn't like harry reid when he's angry. >> republicans can grandstand all they want. the fact is any agreement to avoid the fiscal cliff facing us at the end of this year must not gut programs that support the middle class. >> i'm sorry to be behaving like this. i'm enraged right now. >> only congress of course can act to raise the debt limit. we hope they do it this time without the drama and the pain and the damage they caused the country last july. >> stephanie: hmm. speaking of drama, the ron paul campaign. i love this. chance of winning the nomination, they want to bring a large active delegation. they're active to the republican national convention promoting fears of an ugly confrontation with mainstream g.o.p.ars a scenario the paul campaign wants to avoid. >> like chicago and 68. >> stephanie: insist voters show respect. we're emphasizing
>> stephanie: jay carney the president's press secretary. >> many americans are still understandably anxious about the economy that we have and about where it's going for them personally and where it is going nationally. >> stephanie: you wouldn't like harry reid when he's angry. >> republicans can grandstand all they want. the fact is any agreement to avoid the fiscal cliff facing us at the end of this year must not gut programs that support the middle class. >>...
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karen bohan, who covers the white house for writer's news with questions to press secretary jay carney. >> jay, can you talk about the timing of the meeting with congressional leaders why this came about now? and, also, although both sides are up, isn't it kind of a sign of the partisanship and the fighting between the two parties that there has not been a meeting of this kind since july? >> well, i say two things about that. one is that there has certainly been communication between the president and the leaders of the house and the senate in the last -- in the time since they last sat down together. i think last summer and spring were notable for the high number of hours that the leaders spent together with the president as they tried to work out -- avoid overt to government shut down in the spring and work out an agreement on deficit and debt reduction in the summer. >>> as for this meeting, it was an opportunity as the president saw it to meet with the leadership at the beginning of this year. it was useful to do it after congress acted on the president's highest priority for the b
karen bohan, who covers the white house for writer's news with questions to press secretary jay carney. >> jay, can you talk about the timing of the meeting with congressional leaders why this came about now? and, also, although both sides are up, isn't it kind of a sign of the partisanship and the fighting between the two parties that there has not been a meeting of this kind since july? >> well, i say two things about that. one is that there has certainly been communication...
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. >> what we saw there is jay carney to try to continue to win the public perception that the public is doing everything he can to solve this problem if necessary and the republicans are not. they are locked in some unmovable spot. saying this is horrible. it seems to me that as of tonight again, the president is still winning the public perception that he is trying harder than the republicans are to solve this problem. he makes it clear that he is eger that reach a deal. it has penetrated the public consciousness to be clear. the numbers are in the 6 0 to 70% range. but it has even penetrated the reason conference. dan burton as you played the last clip he is very clear of what will happen if we don't do something now and it looks clear that they are not going to do something now. they are going to get hammered for taking over the cliff and they are going to get whatever democrats can muster at that point. even democrats, recognize that the public perception is the one that you laid out. >> now, we mepgsed that he thinks the president has gone too far in what he has offered john boe
. >> what we saw there is jay carney to try to continue to win the public perception that the public is doing everything he can to solve this problem if necessary and the republicans are not. they are locked in some unmovable spot. saying this is horrible. it seems to me that as of tonight again, the president is still winning the public perception that he is trying harder than the republicans are to solve this problem. he makes it clear that he is eger that reach a deal. it has...
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carney. >> can you talk about the timing of the meeting with congressional leaders, why it came about now? both sides are upbeat. isn't it a sign of the partisanship and the fighting between the two parties that there has not been a meeting of this kind since july? >> well, two things about that. one is that there has certainly been communication between the president and the leaders of the house and senate and in the time since they last sat down together? i think last summer and spring were notable for the high number of hours the leaders spent together with the president as they tried to work out, a vovoi and work out deficit and debt reduction in the summer. as for the meeting it was an opportunity as the president saw it to meet with the leadership at the beginning of this year. it was useful to do it after congress acted on the president's highest priority for the beginning of the year which was ensuring that the payroll tax cut was extended so that 160 million americans didn't see their taxes go up tomorrow. having done that it was an opportunity for the president to meet with
carney. >> can you talk about the timing of the meeting with congressional leaders, why it came about now? both sides are upbeat. isn't it a sign of the partisanship and the fighting between the two parties that there has not been a meeting of this kind since july? >> well, two things about that. one is that there has certainly been communication between the president and the leaders of the house and senate and in the time since they last sat down together? i think last summer and...
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white house press secretary jay carney released a statement saying, boehner's plan b does not ask enough of the wealthiest americans and cannot pass the senate. on capitol hill, danielle nottingham, cbs 5. back to you. >> thank you. >>> instagram says it now has the right to sell your photos. it's in its first big policy shift since facebook bought the photo sharing site. instagram claims the right to sell users' photos without payment or notification. and there's no way to opt out unless you close your account. the policy takes effect january 16. >>> well, the sun is out but the temperature is falling. it's 5 to 10 degrees cooler today than yesterday at this time. and elizabeth has the latest on this big chill. >> that's right. it's going to be colder still overnight tonight. yeah, bundle up if you are heading outdoors. it is cold outside. hi-def doppler kind of taking a break. we are seeing a few lingering showers. you can see it out there. mainly staying offshore. but we are still keeping about a 20% chance of showers just along the coast. the rest of the bay area look at this blue sk
white house press secretary jay carney released a statement saying, boehner's plan b does not ask enough of the wealthiest americans and cannot pass the senate. on capitol hill, danielle nottingham, cbs 5. back to you. >> thank you. >>> instagram says it now has the right to sell your photos. it's in its first big policy shift since facebook bought the photo sharing site. instagram claims the right to sell users' photos without payment or notification. and there's no way to opt...
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white house press secretary jay carney accusing house republicans of, quote, caving to pressure from wall street lobbyists by removing a provision to require political intelligence firms to be registered as lobbyists. this is all part of the debate over the stock act which easily passed the senate and is up for a vote tomorrow in the house of representatives. >>> turning to politics, one day after rick santorum was able to sweep in missouri, minnesota and colorado, mitt romney on the defensive going after rick santorum calling him a washington insider and former house speaker newt gingrich returning to georgia next week to raise money and to campaign two days of campaigning in his home state, all in advance of the super tuesday primary on march 6th. the next round of primaries by the end at the end of this month in arizona and in michigan. we'll have more on presidential pol politics later in the program. let's begin with the comments of house speaker john boehner as he went to the floor critical of the president in his decision that would require religious organizations including ca
white house press secretary jay carney accusing house republicans of, quote, caving to pressure from wall street lobbyists by removing a provision to require political intelligence firms to be registered as lobbyists. this is all part of the debate over the stock act which easily passed the senate and is up for a vote tomorrow in the house of representatives. >>> turning to politics, one day after rick santorum was able to sweep in missouri, minnesota and colorado, mitt romney on the...
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let me ask you, did i hear you or did i hear jay carney say december 26th? >> reporter: yeah, that's what harry reid said on the senate floor earlier today. he suggested to members that they should be prepared to come back to the senate, go home for christmas, but come back the very next day and be prepared to work on a fiscal cliff solution. that seems to be telegraphing that they might get the terms of a deal perhaps this week and then bring these members of congress back after christmas to finalize it and actually pass it with some votes. now, what harry reid said today isn't binding, so there's no guarantee, but he was at least telegraphing that as an option. >> we'll leave it there. many thanks, eamon javers. is the gop after a caving in and giving up its brand? or is the gop rising above partisanship and doing what the democrats apparently won't, and that's compromise? here now, cnbc contributor ari melber and michael steele, former rnc chairman. i want to go to my pal, michael steele, whom i haven't seen in so long. millionaire tax rates, issues about
let me ask you, did i hear you or did i hear jay carney say december 26th? >> reporter: yeah, that's what harry reid said on the senate floor earlier today. he suggested to members that they should be prepared to come back to the senate, go home for christmas, but come back the very next day and be prepared to work on a fiscal cliff solution. that seems to be telegraphing that they might get the terms of a deal perhaps this week and then bring these members of congress back after...
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then we heard from harry reed, now just behind me, jay carney is briefing. but bottom line from the standpoint of republicans, as negotiations with the white house have broken down, is that as eric cantor said a few minutes guy to reporters, they put the onus squarely on the president right now, saying that the action by the house today, which they say they have the votes to pass is the only concrete action to avoid the fiscal cliff. >> and the president has a decision to make. he can support these measures or be responsible for wreckless spending in the largest tax hike in american history. >> and michelle, as sue indicated moment ago, we will hear from john bainener a few minutes about the road ahead. but source near the talks told me that likelihood is that both chambers of congress will leave for the weekend. that will give more space for the speaker and president, perhaps if they choose, to negotiate and members would have the opportunity, if they come up with a product, to pass it next week. >> maybe next week. but there is a growing body out of washin
then we heard from harry reed, now just behind me, jay carney is briefing. but bottom line from the standpoint of republicans, as negotiations with the white house have broken down, is that as eric cantor said a few minutes guy to reporters, they put the onus squarely on the president right now, saying that the action by the house today, which they say they have the votes to pass is the only concrete action to avoid the fiscal cliff. >> and the president has a decision to make. he can...
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. >> today, jay carney said the president is still angry over the scandal, though yesterday in an appearance on late night with jimmy fallen he used a less pointed phrase. >> 99.9% of everyday, they put their life on the line and they do a great job. so, a couple of knuckleheads shouldn't detract from, you know, what they do. >> reporter: with unfortunate timing another prostitution scandal came to light today. three u.s. marines in brazil were punished after a prostitute they engaged tried to get in their closed moving car, fell and was injured. the military law forbids prostitution in the countries that it's illegal. they can face dishonorable discharge and up to a year in jail. >> bret: more in the panel. thank you. mitt romney's path to the republican nomination is easier tonight. maybe a lot easier. he blew through a quintet of primaries tuesday. today, one of two premaining rivals admit -- remaining rivals admitted what everyone already knew. we have tonight's campaign update. >> sweeping all five primaries tuesday night, mitt romney declared the g.o.p. nomination his. he is framing th
. >> today, jay carney said the president is still angry over the scandal, though yesterday in an appearance on late night with jimmy fallen he used a less pointed phrase. >> 99.9% of everyday, they put their life on the line and they do a great job. so, a couple of knuckleheads shouldn't detract from, you know, what they do. >> reporter: with unfortunate timing another prostitution scandal came to light today. three u.s. marines in brazil were punished after a prostitute they...
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. >> reporter: jay carney didn't say what happened in the meeting but said that the president is committed to raising taxes on top earners. >> a certain level of revenue gleaned from the wealthy has to be met. the only way to do that is to go through in part rates rising. >> the white house wants tax hikes on incomes over $250,000. speaker boehner's new proposal is to increase taxes for incomes over $1 million. >> we made a reasonable offer and it's up to the white house. >> reporter: he called for compromise last week. his new offer also demands that the $1 trillion in new taxes is matched by spending cuts from democrats. >> if the president will step up, we can do good in the days ahead. >> reporter: many republicans said they would not let anyone's taxes go up. but since failing to reach a deal would raise taxes on everyone, that stance is softening. >> i am prepared to support the agreement. >> there is a gap between $250,000 the million dollar. it's in the right direction. >> the bottom line, either lawmakers will reach a deal before new years or the nation goes over the fiscal cliff
. >> reporter: jay carney didn't say what happened in the meeting but said that the president is committed to raising taxes on top earners. >> a certain level of revenue gleaned from the wealthy has to be met. the only way to do that is to go through in part rates rising. >> the white house wants tax hikes on incomes over $250,000. speaker boehner's new proposal is to increase taxes for incomes over $1 million. >> we made a reasonable offer and it's up to the white...
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pressed today on whether the spending cuts are kicked down the road, white house spokesman jay carney was noncommittal. >> you are not having any spending cuts now. you want to do spending cuts next year; is that a fact? >> no. it's not a fact. these are all parts of aspects of the conversations that are ongoing. >> some republicans are pushing boehner an other leaders to accept an extension of the middle class cuts to avoid the white house blaming them for crash over taxes on the rich. >> everybody is waiting for schedule to go up. unless we fix that paradoxically. president obama becomes defender of the bush tax cuts for 98% of the people. he is no such thing. >> the president is seething on the comments to say -- seizing on the comments to say he is optimistic about a deal. >> we could get it done tomorrow. >> budget expert erskine bowles said the opposite. >> i'm worried we have a possibility we could go off the cliff. that would be catastrophic. >> bowles said there is a two-third chance of us going over the cliff. though he said he still hopeful we can have both tax hikes and sp
pressed today on whether the spending cuts are kicked down the road, white house spokesman jay carney was noncommittal. >> you are not having any spending cuts now. you want to do spending cuts next year; is that a fact? >> no. it's not a fact. these are all parts of aspects of the conversations that are ongoing. >> some republicans are pushing boehner an other leaders to accept an extension of the middle class cuts to avoid the white house blaming them for crash over taxes on...